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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica May 1

    BBC News Africa Retweeted BBC News Africa

    Following the release of this film, one of the companies implicated - Emzor pharmaceuticals - have suspended the distribution of codeine cough syrup “pending the results of a full and thorough internal investigation”. The man who sold codeine to the black market has been fired.https://twitter.com/bbcafrica/status/990833254646321152 …

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    6:26
    BBC News AfricaVerified account @BBCAfrica
    People joke about a new generation of #sciencestudents on a #codeinediet in Nigeria. This is the true story of how students are drinking and being sold huge quantities of codeine cough syrup, an extremely addictive drug #BBCAfricaEye pic.twitter.com/2kHvn3zrpF
    1:17 AM - 1 May 2018
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    47 replies 726 retweets 424 likes
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      2. david harrison‏ @daudayodeji May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        to be sincere and frank... @BBCAfrica you wont do this same kind of reporting if it were a foreign company. what you guys did wasnt ethical reporting

        6 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. david harrison‏ @daudayodeji May 1
        Replying to @daudayodeji @BBCAfrica

        if it were a foreign company, you guys will blur out the companies name on the products, then take ur reporting to such companies to allow them to make a statement and take actions towards that effect.... and report the actions they took... ejoor go and receive sense

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. Dunu Anselem‏ @dunua May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @deeyen2011

        BBC is evil. Codeine cough syrup is a prescription drug. British Co. still produce and sell it. What is Emzor's fault there. De- marketing??

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Dunu Anselem‏ @dunua May 1
        Replying to @dunua @BBCAfrica @deeyen2011

        If the dregs of society in the North decided to ruin themselves by abusing drugs and sniffing toilet pits that is their problem. Nonsense.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Khadija muhammad‏ @deeyen2011 May 1
        Replying to @dunua @BBCAfrica

        Calling people the dregs of society. Congratulations. You just earned the best humanitarian award.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Janetkantalama‏ @janetkantalama May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        And what's with the silence on the chaining of the mentally ill persons in the film!! It's an inhuman way to handle the "addicts"

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Mr. Brainy‏ @Mr_Brainy11 May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        After messing up people and squandering black market cash, all done was to fire him? These meager punishments make people commit serious crimes.

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      2. Slimshady‏ @Folasade_Ade May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica , did you not notice the living condition of the patients in the Rehab home?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Ang Madyara‏ @chyang_M May 1
        Replying to @Folasade_Ade @BBCAfrica

        This I found disturbing as well

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Jude Thaddeus‏ @thaddeusokoro May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Even in UK, people abuse controlled drugs like penta, pregaba, etc.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Noah Akindele George‏ @george_akindele May 1
        Replying to @thaddeusokoro @BBCAfrica

        Pls tell them o

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      2. Karla‏ @sminakiri May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @tonikan11

        What are the names of the other companies?. The report was more focused on northern Nigeria but there was no mention of the leading brand of cough syrup with codeine sold in the north. We need a wholistic view to combat this menace.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Daniel Adamson‏ @danielsilas May 1
        Replying to @sminakiri @BBCAfrica @tonikan11

        You’re right - there are almost certainly others involved. But it took months of work to nail these individuals - keeping our journalists safe, checking everything w lawyers etc. To look at every pharma company in Nigeria is a 5-yr project & we wanted to get this story out

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Karla‏ @sminakiri May 1
        Replying to @danielsilas @BBCAfrica @tonikan11

        Thanks for the feedback and the good job you have done. It has started yielding results. I hope more Nigerian journalists get involved.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Daniel Adamson‏ @danielsilas May 1
        Replying to @sminakiri @BBCAfrica @tonikan11

        Thank you :) the lead journalists on this, the ones who found and pursued the story, are both Nigerian - @adejuwonsoyinka and @RGAMeyer

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Karla‏ @sminakiri May 2
        Replying to @danielsilas @BBCAfrica and

        Thank you @adejuwonsoyinka and @RGAMeyer for your effort in creating awarness about the codeine epidemic in Nigeria.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Mallam Isaac‏ @egbojalaughter May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mallam Isaac Retweeted BBC News Africa

        Pharmaceutical companies like Emzor apparently made hundreds of millions in profit from codeine sales alone. But, hey, let's allow them the denial that they are unaware of the gross impact codeine had on lives. Sad!https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/991230005614129152 …

        Mallam Isaac added,

        BBC News AfricaVerified account @BBCAfrica
        Following the release of this film, one of the companies implicated - Emzor pharmaceuticals - have suspended the distribution of codeine cough syrup “pending the results of a full and thorough internal investigation”. The man who sold codeine to the black market has been fired. https://twitter.com/bbcafrica/status/990833254646321152 …
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      1. Godstime‏ @emmagodstime May 1
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Many people will die of withdrawal syndrome and sick people that actually need the product might not have access to it, even if they do, it might not be that affordable. Just make sure the products are delivered to certified pharmacies/hospitals.

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      1. Nigeria Health Watch‏ @nighealthwatch May 2
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Nigeria Health Watch Retweeted Nigeria Health Watch

        #Codeine: Please take this see poll, share and retweet: https://twitter.com/nighealthwatch/status/991628684791631873 … … … Thank you!

        Nigeria Health Watch added,

        Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch
        The Nigerian Government has just banned the issuance of permits for the importation of #codeine. What are your thoughts?
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